Chinese Hypersonic Developments (HGVs/HCMs)
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Excerpts from an academic paper co-authored by researchers in the Beijing Institute of Technology and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology in 2025 on a certain unknown large hypersonic military vehicle/missile. The paper is titled 《大型发射装置起竖过程虚拟试验研究》 ("Research on Virtual Experiment of the Erection Process for Large Launch Equipment").
Hypersonic Vehicle: Solid Rocket Casing, Engine, Warhead, Nose Cone
Launch Tube: Material T700-grade Carbon Fiber, Density 1800 kg/m³, Elastic Modulus 230 GPa, Poisson's Ratio 0.307
Erection Bracket: Material HG785, Density 7800 kg/m³, Elastic Modulus 210 GPa, Poisson's Ratio 0.3
Erection to 90° takes 30 to 35 seconds
Posted by @Crosshairs十字线 on Weibo.
Hypersonic Vehicle: Solid Rocket Casing, Engine, Warhead, Nose Cone
Launch Tube: Material T700-grade Carbon Fiber, Density 1800 kg/m³, Elastic Modulus 230 GPa, Poisson's Ratio 0.307
Erection Bracket: Material HG785, Density 7800 kg/m³, Elastic Modulus 210 GPa, Poisson's Ratio 0.3
Erection to 90° takes 30 to 35 seconds
Posted by @Crosshairs十字线 on Weibo.
Numerical study of initiation characteristics in aluminum/air rotating detonation engines
Mixing and combustion characteristics of ethylene-air continuous rotating detonation in the cavity-based annular combustor with different injection schemes
Effects of jet-to-freestream momentum ratio on freestream-jet-cavity interactions in a supersonic crossflow
Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Injection Structure on the Detonation Characteristics of Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Combustor
Mixing and combustion characteristics of ethylene-air continuous rotating detonation in the cavity-based annular combustor with different injection schemes
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Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Injection Structure on the Detonation Characteristics of Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Combustor
Sigh. 56 years old isn't exactly old, but certainly isn't young either. May she RIP.
Stop these senseless conspiracy theories. Being a researcher in China is a highly stressful job, and the frequent occurrence of premature deaths has long been a cause for concern.
That is silly haha. There are a lot of scientists in China, probably more than the US and EU combined?. People die every day for all kinds of reasons, definitely not some Black Ops Hidden Spy Scientists that have to be silenced because they know something
That by itself is not normal either. Just like I’m against the 996 work culture, nobody should work to death during peacetime. There were many doctors who became national heroes during COVId after working themselves to death, and plenty of traffic police officers and fire fighter who pay the ultimate sacrifice due to accidents everyday. But these are exceptional circumstances. Scientists and researchers should never have to work to death in a lab. Something has gone horribly wrong with the management and the incentive structure. Building nukes in China in 2026 should not be like building a nuke in Malan amid the great famine caused by the GLF/Three-years natural disaster.
Both the university tenure system in China and the organizational structures of research institutions contribute to this phenomenon. Due to the so-called “tenure-or-out” policy, many young scientists are churning out papers simply to secure a stable faculty position, rather than engaging in truly meaningful research. In essence, this represents a massive waste of human talent.
now this has clearly strayed far from the topic, so I’ll stop here.
Optimization of pressure-driven bleed–blow loop for controlling shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interactions in supersonic flows
this one is marginal, but...not sure it should be under this, the engine thread or something else, but I'll stick it here for now:
Investigation on the effects of mixing plate configuration on combustion and performance characteristics of SFRJ
this one is marginal, but...not sure it should be under this, the engine thread or something else, but I'll stick it here for now:
Investigation on the effects of mixing plate configuration on combustion and performance characteristics of SFRJ
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You may not have evidence but you would need data to suspect anything. How many top tier scientists does China have? What is their death rate at each age bracket? How does that compare to the national average death rate at each bracket? How does that compare to the death rate at each bracket for people working stressful jobs in China? How does it compare to the death rate of each age bracket for top tier scientists from USA/Russia/Japan/EU, etc...? If there is data to show abnormally and statistically significant elevated death rates in Chinese scientists, then we can start to talk about what foul play or other causes might be happening. Without that, without the big picture, it's too easy to see things through tunnel vision.